Mermaid sighting in Gen San is a hoax

- Last year, Jovelyn Balinas posted a clip of a mermaid sighting in General Santos City, which has become viral

- The video has been debated on if what Balinas saw was indeed the mythical creature or just a regular sea-dwelling one

- It turned out that what they saw was a dugong, which can be confirmed by the resort's staff

The brief appearance of a golden fish-tailed creature went viral as Jovelyn Balinas shared on social media last year a clip of what they deem as a mermaid.

Balinas's clip has been picked up by 'Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho' where she shared her story beyond the clip. She was at London Beach Resort in General Santos City when she spotted the creature, who initially lurked in the blue-green waters before exposing its tail at them, playfully flipping for a few seconds before it disappeared.

The tail of the supposed mermaid, caught on camera.

(photo credit: youtube.com)

The question now is: Did Balinas really see a mermaid, or maybe they have mistaken it for another sea creature?

For Balinas, however, she believed that what she saw was one of the world's most mythical creatures. She also believed in the luck spotting them had, since they used the water the mermaid had swimmed at for curing their grandfather of stroke.

The resort has also benefitted from the so-called mermaid sighting, even if some of its staff have disproved of the existence of the creature.

According to the resort's staff, four of the same creature have already appeared in their waters. Like Balinas, they have also captured a video of the creature although in a different angle.

In addition to their physical appearance, mermaid model Hannah Fraser commented that 'the top half of a dugong can resemble the outline of a curvaceous female, add in the distinctive tail fin and it is no wonder that pirates and sailors thought they finally discovered half-mermaids.'

Ortiz also deduced that the dugong repeatedly returns to the area for its food, most likely for the sea grass bed that is still in good condition.

So-called mermaids are actually dugongs.

(photo credit: mangroveactionproject.org)

Now that the facts have been laid out, do you still believe in a possibility of spotting a real mermaid or they are just a figment of our imagination? Sound off in the comments!-Kami Media